Economic Development Journal - Winter 2007

Realizing the Inner City Retail Opportunity: Progress and New Directionsby Deirdre M. Coyle, Jr.Inner city retail markets in the 100 largest U.S. cities continue to be underserved. Yet, several cities have made considerable progress attracting retail establishments, while others have stagnated or regressed, according to a recent study by the Initiative for a Competitive Inner City. Tags: Economic Recovery, Real Estate and Revitalization

Strategic Execution in Economic Development: Getting the Results You Wantby Jerry MallotAll job growth is not created equal. This lesson was put into practice by the Northeast Florida economic development agency, Cornerstone Regional Development Partnership, winner of IEDC’s 2006 award for a multi-year economic development program. Tags: Quality of Life, Business Attraction and Marketing, Incentives

Can We Have a High-End Retail Department Store?: How to Tell if Your Region Is Readyby Christina M.L. Kelton, Ph.D. and Robert P. Rebelein, Ph.D.Metropolitan-area data are used to determine just how large the population must be and to identify additional attributes of the population and area that are correlated with, and potentially necessary for, development of a successful high-end retail sector. Tags: Analysis and Impacts, Business Attraction and Marketing